Brexit: Things Are Always Darkest Before They Go Completely Black
Don’t kid yourself that the current relative calm on the Brexit front is a good thing.
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Brexit: EU-UK Talks Collapse, Disorderly Exit Virtually Certain
Bad Brexit news just got worse.
Read more...Marshall Auerback: A Full Employment Economy? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Why Trump’s trade deals could wind up being a negative for employment.
Read more...The Continuing Dominance of the Dollar
The dollar still rules. What could make that change?
Read more...Waste Watch: US Dumps Plastic Rubbish in Southeast Asia
Now that China has banned imports of plastic waste for recycling, US plastic waste exports to southeast Asia surge.
Read more...With the World on the Line, Scientists Outline the Paths to Survival
Scientists will deliver an urgent warning with the issuance of the latest IPCC reports, starting next week. But will politicians and the public respond?
Read more...A Rational Backlash Against Globalization
“In a democratic society that values equality, globalization cannot survive in the long run.”
Read more...The US-Mexico Trade Deal Dies
How the US effort to push a trade agreement with Mexico over the line fell apart.
Read more...Hard-Brexit Lobbyists Demand UK Roll-Back Environmental Standards to Strike Free Trade Deals with India, China and US
Another ugly but far-from-secret element of what was in store with a Glorious Brexit.
Read more...Does the U.S. Have the Ingredients to Win a Trade War?
In winning the trade battle with China, Trump may lose the war against inflation.
Read more...The Spider’s Web: Britain’s Second Empire
How Britain’s system of offshore finance and tax havens developed and preserved the UK’s role as the largest player in international finance.
Read more...Chevron Arbitration Ruling Against Ecuador ‘Completely Off Base’
A secret corporate arbitration panel in the Hague ruled that Ecuadorean courts’ $9.5 billion judgement against Chevron for environmental damages is illegal and should not be enforced. An expert argues that the decision is a travesty.
Read more...Brexit: Circling the Drain?
Has anything changed on the Brexit front?
Read more...Shall We Kill the Hay Exports or the Cows?
Hay has become a scarce resource in Australia, and not for the best reasons.
Read more...As Musk Goes Nuts Publicly, Tesla Bondholders Get Antsy
Rising bond yields pose a problem to Tesla’s survival.
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